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EP0903958 - Method and devices for establishing point-to-multipoint connections and multipoint-to-point connections [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  23.04.2004
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.04.2004Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.06.2004  [2004/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ALCATEL
54, rue La Boétie
75008 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [1999/12]For all designated states
ALCATEL
54, rue La Boétie
75088 Paris / FR
Inventor(s)01 / Wolf, Michael, Dr.
Rozenbergstrasse 28
74395 Mundelsheim / DE
[1999/12]
Representative(s)Schätzle, Albin, et al
Alcatel Lucent Intellectual Property & Standards
70430 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/12]Schätzle, Albin, Dipl.-Phys., et al
Alcatel Alsthom Intellectual Property Department, Postfach 30 09 29
70449 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date98440174.514.08.1998
[1999/12]
Priority number, dateDE199714157720.09.1997         Original published format: DE 19741577
[1999/12]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0903958
Date:24.03.1999
Language:DE
[1999/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0903958
Date:24.01.2001
[2001/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.12.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04Q11/04, H04Q3/68
[1999/12]
CPC:
H04Q11/0478 (EP,US); H04J2203/0019 (EP,US); H04J2203/006 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2001/41]
Former [1999/12]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtungen zum Aufbau von Punkt-zu-Mehrpunkt-Verbindungen und Mehrpunkt-zu-Punkt-Verbindungen[1999/12]
English:Method and devices for establishing point-to-multipoint connections and multipoint-to-point connections[1999/12]
French:Procédé et dispositifs pour établir des connexions point à multipoint et des connexions multipoint à point[1999/12]
Examination procedure12.02.2001Examination requested  [2001/15]
10.07.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.11.2003Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2004/24]
08.01.2004Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2004/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
23.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
23.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.08.200306   M06   Not yet paid
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 [A]  - WON-BAE PARK ET AL, "SONET/SDH MULTICAST ROUTING ALGORITHMS IN SYMMETRICAL THREE STAGE NETWORKS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1995 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (ICC'95), SEATTLE, WA, USA, (19950618), ISBN 0-7803-2487-0, pages 1912 - 1917 Bd. 3, XP000535070 [A] 1-5 * Seite 1914, Abschnitt 4 *
 [A]  - TANAKA Y ET AL, "THREE-STAGE SWITCHING NETWORKS FOR N:1 MULTICONNECTION", ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS IN JAPAN, PART I : COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 71 (1988) Juli, no. 7, ISSN 8756-6621, pages 66 - 74, XP000029338 [A] 1-5 * page 70, column L *
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